Comments on: Need Bargaining Help? Use the Media for Leverage http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/15/need-bargaining-help-use-the-media-for-leverage/ A blog by insiders for outsiders Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neon http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/15/need-bargaining-help-use-the-media-for-leverage/comment-page-1/#comment-4789 Neon Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:57:33 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=886#comment-4789 The only person I truly believed when they said they didn't want a full time Cup job was Randy Lajoie, due to family time and seat mfg. The only person I truly believed when they said they didn’t want a full time Cup job was Randy Lajoie, due to family time and seat mfg.

]]> By: Rick http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/15/need-bargaining-help-use-the-media-for-leverage/comment-page-1/#comment-4785 Rick Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:23:08 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=886#comment-4785 Skinner...Retirement. Just has a nice ring to it. Skinner…Retirement. Just has a nice ring to it.

]]> By: windowlicker http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/15/need-bargaining-help-use-the-media-for-leverage/comment-page-1/#comment-4783 windowlicker Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:22:11 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=886#comment-4783 Neon I think Mike would jump at a chance to drive for an A team too but he knows that he's long past that point in his career where he has a shot of driving for an A team. He's saying he'd rather win with a competitive truck team than consistently finish 20th or worse with a B or C cup team. Neon

I think Mike would jump at a chance to drive for an A team too but he knows that he’s long past that point in his career where he has a shot of driving for an A team. He’s saying he’d rather win with a competitive truck team than consistently finish 20th or worse with a B or C cup team.

]]> By: Neon http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/15/need-bargaining-help-use-the-media-for-leverage/comment-page-1/#comment-4782 Neon Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:52:16 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=886#comment-4782 I would say in the current environment, the gloves are off on all previuosly conventional tactics for soliciting a ride. What I find even more interesting is Mike's comments at the end of the article. "..... He's not interested in returning to Sprint Cup as a full-time driver. "The Sprint Cup is fun, but I'm a racer, and I want to drive trucks," he said. I'm not a big fan of the COT, but I'm also not sure I understand that he doesn't consider the fellow Cup drivers as "racers". I don't believe for a New York minute Mike wouldn't jump at a "A" ride in Cup. Maybe not a "B" or "C" ride by Stremme's scale. I would say in the current environment, the gloves are off on all previuosly conventional tactics for soliciting a ride. What I find even more interesting is Mike’s comments at the end of the article. “….. He’s not interested in returning to Sprint Cup as a full-time driver.

“The Sprint Cup is fun, but I’m a racer, and I want to drive trucks,” he said.

I’m not a big fan of the COT, but I’m also not sure I understand that he doesn’t consider the fellow Cup drivers as “racers”. I don’t believe for a New York minute Mike wouldn’t jump at a “A” ride in Cup. Maybe not a “B” or “C” ride by Stremme’s scale.

]]> By: Grover http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/15/need-bargaining-help-use-the-media-for-leverage/comment-page-1/#comment-4775 Grover Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:44:57 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=886#comment-4775 With the way the way the truck series is going to go this year, I think he should be lucky to find a ride at all. I hope he isn't overplaying his hand. I bet he could get a ride for one of the 10 laps and then mysterious vibration takes them to the garage teams........ How many trucks are going to be on the track full time this year? 10? 15? There will of course be a full field at Daytona, but the second race is California. Will the start and parkers even waste the fuel in the hauler for that race? With the way the way the truck series is going to go this year, I think he should be lucky to find a ride at all. I hope he isn’t overplaying his hand. I bet he could get a ride for one of the 10 laps and then mysterious vibration takes them to the garage teams……..

How many trucks are going to be on the track full time this year? 10? 15? There will of course be a full field at Daytona, but the second race is California. Will the start and parkers even waste the fuel in the hauler for that race?

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